Retainer for shingles



July 20, 1926. 1,593,407

H. H. HONIGBAUM RETAINER FOR SHINGLES Filed May 31, 1924 I Patented July 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES HARRY H. HONIGBAUM, 0F RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK.

RETAINER FOR SHINGLES.

Application filed May 31, 1924. Serial No. 716,854.

This invention is a retainer for shingles and while adapted to be used for shingles generally is intended more particularly for employment in conjunction with square or diamond shaped shingles of composition roofing or asbestos.

Shingles of this character when laid upon a roof have a tendency to curl in time at their free ends and thereby produce an un sightly appearance and open joints which cause leaks. Moreover, composition roofing shingles, unless the weather ends are fastened down will flap in the wind and cause leakage.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple retainer adapted to be associated with the shingles during the laying thereof in such manner as to retain the weather ends of the shingle against curling or flapping, i. e., to anchor them to the roof in such manner that the retaining means will not be visible to the'casual observer.

In the preferred practical form of the invention, the retainer is so constructed that it is adapted to be held in position by nails utilized to fasten the shingles to the roof and such retainer is so constructed that it will interlock or interfit with the shingles of a subjacent course and simultaneously interlock or interfit with the shingles of the next superimposed course, engaging with said latter shingles adjacent the weather ends thereof in such manner'as to hold down said ends.

In its preferred form of the invention, the retainer is moreover so constructed that it will interlock with the subjacent and superimposed shingles at substantially juxtaposed points, so that said retainers may be said to constitute means for tying the weather ends of a superimposed course to the shingles of the subjacent course without necessltating the perforation of the exposed surfaces of the shingles of the superimposed course.

It is common especially in the laying of asbestos shingles to drive nails directly through the exposed face of the shingles adjacent the weather end thereof. In roofs thus laid the driving of the nails through the shingles as stated, permits water to seep throi'i h these holes and it is therefore universal y the practice when laying shingles in this manner to lay these shin les over courses'of tar paper or other simi ar water proofing material so that any water. which into the positions shown in Figure 1.

- simply tied down at the points where these edges intersect with or cross the edges of the shingles of the next subjacent course.

This is a pronouncedly novel feature and one which is highly important from-a practical standpoint.

Features of the invention, other than those specified, will be apparent from the following detailed description and claims, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate different practical embodiments of'the invention, but the constructions therein shown are to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1-is a perspective view of a preferred form of retainer of'this invention:

Figure 2 shows the manner in which the retainer is associated with the shingles during the laying thereof.

Figure 3 shows a slightly different man ner of constructing the retainer illustrated in Figure 1.

The preferred form of retainer of this invention may be constructed either as shown in Figures 1 or 3, but is preferably formed as shown in Figure -1. In this showing, the retainer is stamped up from sheet metal through the employment of suitable dies and comprises a body portion or plate 1, which is substantially semicircular, and durin the operation of the dies, the opposite en s of the plate are longitudinally slotted to constitute tongues which are adapted to be manipulated by the dies and thereby heart f these tongues, those designated 2 and 3 are bent upwardly and into substantially parallel relation to the face of the plate 1 while those designated 4-and 5 are bent under and also into substantially parallel relation with the plate. With respect to each other, however, the respective tongues 2 and 3 extend in converging relation while the tongues 4 and 5 extend in diverging relation.

In practice, the ton no 3 extends in a direction at substantial y right angles to the direction in which the tongue 5 extends andsimilarly the tongue 2 extends in a direction substantially at right angles to the direction in which the tongue 4 extends.

The tongues 2 and 3 are spaced from the upper face of the late a distance substantially equal to the t ickness of a shingle and the tongues 4; and 5 are spaced from the lower face of the plate substantially the same distance.

The structure of Figure 3 is substantially the same except that instead of stamping the body 1 by a die, it is formed by bending a straight strip of material upon itself intermediate its ends at substantially right anles. g In both of the construc his of Figures 1 and 3, holes 6 are provided through which roofing nails may be assed. The manner of utilizing either of t e retainers described is as follows.

Referring to Figure 2, the shingles 7, 8, etc., are laid in a course and as each two of said shingles are brought into position, they are held in 'place by two nails 9 and 10. Prior to the introduction of these two nails, a retainer is associated with the adjacent shingles after the manner shown in Figure 2 so that the finger 4 extends under the adjacent edge of the shingle 7 and the tongue 5 extends under the edge of the shingle 8. After the retainer has been brought into this position, with the plate 1 overlying portions of each shingle, the nails 9 and 10 are driven through the hole 6 and through the respective shin les into the roof, it being noted that the nai 9 will pass through the shingle 7 and the nail 10 through the adjacent end of the shingle 8.

After the complete course has been laid in the manner described, the shingles of the next course are laid in the same manner. It

will be noted from Figure 2, however, where one of the shingles 11 of this superimposed course is shown, that during the laying of this superimposed course, each shingle is brought into a position wherein it will underlie the tongues 2 and 3. In other words, the shingle 11 is brought to a seat on the bends of the tongues 2 and 3 and is retained in this seat temporarily or until nailed down by the tongues 2 and 3 which overlie the portion of the shingle relatively adjacent the weather end thereof.

It will thus be apparent from Figure 2 that the tongues 4 and 5 extend under the adjacent edges 12 of the shingles 7 and 8, while the tongues 2 and 3 extend over the edges 13 of the shingle 11 and inasmuch as these tongues are integral with respect to one another, it follows that the shingle 11 is practically anchored to the shingle 7 where the edges 12 and 13 of said shingles cross while the shingle 11 is anchored to the shingle 8 where the edges 12 and 13 of said shingles cross. It will therefore be manifest that the nails 9 and 10 simply anchor of which is shaped to hoo the shingles 7 and 8 to the roof and hold the retainer in osition while the tongues of the retainer e ect the interlockin or binding of the weather end of the shingles of the superimposed course to the shingles of the next subjacent course. In other words, the nails 9 and 10 have no function of binding the shingles together, this result bein obtained by the tongues 2 and 4 an the tongues 3 and 5. I consider this feature one of pronounced novelty since it causes a very satisfactory holding down of the weather end of the shingles of the superimposed course and this without requirin perforation or nailing through any portion of the shingle exposed to the weather.

Moreover, in practice, the tongues of the retainer are made relatively small so that when the roof is laid, they will not be perceptible to the casual observer.

The foregoing detailed description shows the preferred shapes and forms of retainers which I employ. They have been found thoroughly satisfactory in practice and are recommended, although I am aware that the retainers and more particularly the body portions of the retainers may be made of different shapes without departing from this invention, the scope of which is to be understood as fully commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shingle retainer comprising a body portion adapted to overlie portions of two adjacent shingles of the same course and erforated to (permit nails to be driven t rough said b0 y portion and through said two adjacent shingles to simultaneously secure said shingles and the body portion to a roof, said body portion being also rovided with upwardly and downwardly nt tongues, the downwardly bent tongues being shaped to hook under the contiguous edges of adjacent shingles of the said course and the upwardly bent tongues being adapted to hook over the opposite edges of a shingle of the next superimposed course adjacent the weather end thereof.

2. A shingle retainer comprising a body portion adapted to overlie portions of two adjacent shingles of the same course and through which body portion nails may be driven to pass through said two adjacent shingles and simultaneously secure said shingles and the body portion to a roof, said body portion being provided with upwardly and downwardly bent ton es, at least one under the contiguous edges of adjacent shin les of the said course and at least two 0 which are shaped to hook over the opposite edges of a shingle .of. the next superimposed course adjacent the weather end thereof.

3. A shingle retainer comprising a substantially flat body portion provided at each end with an upwardl extending hook and a downwardly exten ing hook, the major portions of which hooks lie in planes parallel to the plane of the body portion.

4. A shingle retainer comprising a substantially flat body portion provided at each end with an upwardl extending hook and a downwardly exten ing hook, the major portions of which hooks lie in planes parallel to the plane of the body portion, the upwardly extending. hooks converging in substantially right angular relation with respect to one another and the downwardly extending hooks diverging in substantially right angular relation to one another.

5. A roof embodying a course of shingles laid end to end and secured in place by nails, each of which nails pass through the adjacent ends of adjacent shingles and serving to simultaneously secure overlying retaining members to the roof, each retaining member comprising bent under hooks adapted to extend beneath the contiguous edges of adjacent shingles of said course, and bent up hooks adapted to engage with the lateral edges of a shingle of a superimposed course, and a superimposed course of shingles laid over the shingles of the first men tioned course in a like manner.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

HARRY H. HONIGBAUM. 

